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12 - Adaptive Instruction

from Part III - Tools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2025

By
Mathias Schulze ,
Catherine Caws ,
Marie-Josée Hamel  and
Trude Heift
Edited by
Glenn Stockwell  and
Yijen Wang
Glenn Stockwell
Affiliation:
Waseda University, Japan
Yijen Wang
Affiliation:
Waseda University, Japan
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Summary

Learning takes place in social interaction. In social interaction, participants co-adapt to reach a commonn goal. Adaptive instruction describes a pedagogic paradigm, in which both learners and the learning technology co-adapt. This chapter provides an overview of the research on and the development of adaptive instruction in CALL.

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adaptivityadaptive instructionICALLonline language learningsociocultural theorycomplex dynamic systems
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The Cambridge Handbook of Technology in Language Teaching and Learning , pp. 195 - 212
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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Further Reading

This co-edited book collects insightful papers centered around the theme of “smart CALL,” which focuses on the adaptation of technologies within language education across three dimensions: personalization, contextualization, and socialization.

This article reviews adaptivity in educational systems for language learning from various aspects related to adaptivity, including adaptive learning environments, adaptive feedback, adaptive assessments, and adaptive content selection.

Colpaert, J., & Stockwell, G. (2022). Smart CALL: Personalization, contextualization, & socialization. Castledown. https://doi.org/10.29140/9781914291012CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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